New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-17
I'D ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.
HID ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.
PREPARING FOR LEGISLATIVE DUTIES.
AND As,EMBLYNrN DISCUSSING CANpI-


SENATORS AND As,EMBLYNEN DISCUSSING CANpI-
DATES.
There was much chat at the Fifth Avcnuc Hotel and
about town yesterday among the Republican members
Of the next legislature concerning the candidates for
President pro TEN. OF tho senate, speaker Of The
Assembly. and clerks Of the two legislative bodies
Among the Senators who thus held conferences wcrc
Mcssrs. Hendricks. ROLcri,on TaSsctt, Ncddcr, Low,
Van Colt, Arnold Hawkins. OConnor, Worth and
sloan; over ono half u tho Republican senators
elect. The friends of senator Fa,sct believed last
evening that he had received sufficient assurances O"
support for President pro tenn 10 insure rs election bat
the friends Of senator Robertson and senator Tow the
other mentioned for the honor, denied that any
choice had vet been made.
Some Senators said that Charles T. Fitch editor Of
"The Rochester Democrat" was candidate for clerk
Of the Senate The only other candidate yet mentioned
for III. place IS John s. Kenyon, of syracuse, the
present deputy clerk
Charles F. Chickrrinr, OF Copenhagen, LOWS
County, present Clerk Of the Assembly and again a
candidate for the position came to town yesterday and
was warmly greeted at the Finh Avenue Hotel by "a
hrong Of Assembly elect who had congrcaicd there
and congratulated that he had no opponent. Mr.
Chcknrng said that he had heard that Isaac scott,
of Buffalo was a candidate for reelection sergeant
at Arms Of the Assembly.
John W. Corning of Palmyra, who has been in tho
city several days said that he was Candidate for
Sergeant al Arms Of tho senate.
tho Republican state Committee sad: The Republican
party lost the Iaio election below Harlem Bridge.
We Republicans Of the interior camc down to the
bridge with a majority equal - that Of Davenport -
bu, the Republican vote fell oil sadly in New ork
city believe that the Republican wOrhngmcn who
Joined the George movement I'm 1856 stuck 10 1t this
wear but that the Democratic workingmcn Of the
George party voted the Democratic tcLct this year.
The Catholic Democratic wOrhingmcn would not vote
the George ticket because Of the prominence Of
Father McGiynn"
The Republican Assemblymen-clcct who held con
fercnccs were Martin J. Smith, of Sullivan County,
Ernest II. Crosby. Robert Ray Hamilton and Banheon
7. Morgan. Of this city: j. W Talimadgc and John
Reiiz of EroOblyn: l.. H. Davis. Of Wayne: Fremont
Cole vi -chLS Ter and George trOuWcl, Of NlchnOnd
Their talk at all about the Spcakcrshlp. MI crosby
said: shall vote for Fremont Cole aud am doing
uy best to get him suppOrt.' MI Hamilton sah
have not yet committed myself 10 any candidate .
4 large number Of the Asscmbiymcn arc uncoinmici
on the spcakcrship and many of them VIII probably
remain SO until they aIIiNe'i in Albany. MI tolc 8
friends say hc VIII havc strong support ln no
southern tier OF counties. The friends of James w
Iusicd say that bc will los stOuly upheld for SIcdc
by all the Republican members In The Hudson RIVER
distrcts Mr.. Hustled IS Of course. heartily backed
BY his fellow Republican Asscmblymcn from West
chester County j. Irving Burns and bradford Rhodes.
Mr. AinswOnh of OswcgO Comfy, expects support
for speaker in Central Ncw-York